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Verse Psalms 115:12. _THE LORD HATH BEEN MINDFUL_] He has never yet
wholly abandoned us to our enemies.
_HE WILL BLESS THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL_] He will bless the people as a
nation; he will bless the pr...
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THE LORD HATH BEEN MINDFUL OF US - This would be especially
appropriate if the psalm was written, as is commonly supposed, after
the return from the captivity of Babylon. In such circumstances it
woul...
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Psalms 115
Who Their God is?
_ 1. Israel's God (Psalms 115:1)_
2. In Contrast with Idols (Psalms 115:4)
3. O Israel Trust in the Lord (Psalms 115:9)
Here Israel acknowledges her Saviour-Lord, unt...
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CXV. THE BLINDNESS OF IDOLATRY AND THE VIRTUE OF UTTER TRUST IN
YAHWEH.
Psalms 115:2 f. An invisible god was unintelligible to the average
heathen; he believed that the god was specially present in t...
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HE WILL BLESS US; HE WILL BLESS. Figure of speech _Anadiplosis_
(App-6), for emphasis.
THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL. Compare Psalms 135:19. See note on Exodus 16:31....
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DISCOURSE: 688
TRUST IN GOD RECOMMENDED
Psalms 115:9. _O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and
their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the Lord: he is their help
and their shield. Ye...
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THE LORD HATH BEEN MINDFUL OF US— _The Lord remembereth us._ Mudge:
who remarks, that the priest says this upon observing the favourable
signal: "The Lord will certainly bless all those (recapitulatin...
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PSALMS 115
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Not for Her Own Glory but for His, Israel moves herself to trust in
Jehovah to Shew his Superiority over Idols.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 115:1-3, Introductory appeal...
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The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the
house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
THE LORD HATH BEEN MINDFUL OF US - by releasing us from the
Babylonian capt...
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In LXX 114, 115 are one Ps., while 116 is divided into two. Apparently
Psalms 115 was written to be sung antiphonally: cp. the responses in
Psalms 115:9; Psalms 115:11—the first eight and the last thr...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE GOD
PSALMS 115
Jesus said, "Pray like this: Our Father, you are in *heaven. Your
name is special. You are king (over everyone). What you...
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יְהוָה֮ זְכָרָ֪נוּ יְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ
יְ֭בָרֵךְ אֶת ־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
יְ֝בָרֵ֗ךְ אֶת ־בֵּ֥ית אַהֲרֹֽן׃...
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Psalms 115:1
ISRAEL is in straits from heathen enemies, and cries to Jehovah to
vindicate His own Name by delivering it. Strengthened by faith, which
has been stung into action by taunts aimed at both...
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POWERLESS IDOLS; OUR POWERFUL GOD
Psalms 115:1
Evidently this psalm was intended to be sung by various voices: Psalms
115:1 by the whole congregation in unison, while the sacrifice was
being offered...
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This third psalm in the Hallel is born of passion for the glory of the
name of Jehovah. That is its opening note, and all that follows must
be explained thereby. The singer's distress is heard in the...
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The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless [us]; he (h) will
bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
(h) That is, he will continue his graces toward his people....
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All blessings are in the person of the Lord Jesus; and they are
secured to his people in his finished salvation. So ran the original
charter of grace. Genesis 12:3. Hence; that sweet promise, Isaiah
4...
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12_Jehovah hath remembered us _Many render the term _bless _in the
past tense, _he has blessed, _it being the design of the prophet,
according to them, to propose the past experience of God’s kindness...
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Psalms 115 gives the true and full ground of this deliverance as seen
in the heart of faith. It is not that they, but that Jehovah may be
praised, specially in His mercy, and then His faithfulness to...
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THE LORD HATH BEEN MINDFUL OF US,.... The Targum is,
"the Word of the Lord hath remembered us for good.''
And is another reason why his people should trust in him: he has been
mindful of his covenan...
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The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless [us]; he will bless
the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
Ver. 12. The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us] God hath,
God w...
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_The Lord hath been mindful of us_ In our former straits and
calamities, and therefore we trust he will still bless us, for he is
still the same; his power and goodness are the same, and his promises...
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VINDICATION OF GOD'S GLORY OVER AGAINST THE IDOLS.
This psalm may have been a cry of Israel for the assistance of the
Lord in the face of invading enemies, who placed their confidence in
their heathe...
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9-18 It is folly to trust in dead images, but it is wisdom to trust
in the living God, for he is a help and a shield to those that trust
in him. Wherever there is right fear of God, there may be chee...
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HATH BEEN MINDFUL OF US in our former straits and calamities, and
therefore we trust he will still BLESS US, & c. as it follows. Or, _is
or will be mindful of us_. Though he hath chastened us sore, ye...
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Psalms 115:12 LORD H3068 mindful H2142 (H8804) bless H1288 (H8762)
bless H1288 (H8762) house H1004 Israel H3478 bless H1288 (H8762) house
H1004 Aaron H175
hath - Psalms 25:7, Psalms 136:23;...
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Psalms 115:1. _Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name
give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. Wherefore should
the heathen say, Where is now their God? But our God is in the...
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CONTENTS: Indignation against the makers and worshippers of idols and
exhortation to trust in God.
CHARACTERS: God, house of Aaron, Psalmist.
CONCLUSION: The creatures of men's vain imaginations and...
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Whether this psalm was written after some victory, or after the
removal of any calamity which had caused the heathen to boast, is not
certain. But blessings of this kind, though they justly demand pra...
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_Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy name give glory._
GENUINE RELIGIOUS CONSCIOUSNESS
I. A consciousness of God’s greatness leading to a contempt for all
idols.
1. The majesty of God....
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 115:1. This is a hymn urging God’s
people to trust and worship the Lord alone. He alone is worthy of
their deepest loyalty. There is always the temptation to turn to the
god...
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INTRODUCTION
1. Date and authorship uncertain. Has been ascribed to the immediate
post _exilie_ psalmists, and to the poets of the time of the
Maccabees.
2. Characteristics. Allusion to or quotation...
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EXPOSITION
A LITURGICAL psalm, in which a divided choir, together with a
leader—a priest or precentor—take separate parts. The occasion is
one of danger (Psalms 115:2), but, at the same time, of confi...
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Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to thy name give glory (Psalms
115:1),
Here again we have the same idea. Don't reverend me. "Not unto us,
Lord, not unto us, but to Thy name." Let there be ascri...
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Acts 10:4; Acts 3:26; Ephesians 1:3; Exodus 2:24; Exodus 2:25;
Galatians 3:14; Galatians 3:29; Genesis 12:2; Genesis 12:3; Genesis
2:17;...
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Mindful — In our former straits, and therefore we trust he will
still bless us....